Industries

Readers of the Lab Manager Magazine were invited to participate in an online survey in September 2014. To qualify for survey participation, readers were required to play a role in their laboratory’s purchasing process, be familiar with their laboratories’ product budgets, and represent a laboratory that either uses or plans to use products in o...

This studys objective was to review current and future adoption of customer contact strategies, enabling technologies, and services in the retail and consumer vertical. About 55% of North American and European contact centers are mostly integrated, with full integration expected to reach 55% in 2016. About 46% of customer interactions are fully au...

This study provides a benchmarking analysis for Indian logistics service providers (LSP) across 6 key industries using key performance criteria. The study provides a comprehensive analysis of logistics outsourcing trends, use of organized 3PL service providers, and LSP performance ratings for important selection criteria based on end-user reviews. ...

This research service aims to identify trends within the automotive aftermarket for batteries, tires, motor oils, and brake pads. It also measures factors driving product selection, identifies brand use and preference trends by category, and evaluates purchase channel opportunities for each product. The 4 replacement parts markets are concentrated ...

This studys objective was to review current and future adoption of customer contact strategies, enabling technologies, and services in the government and education vertical. The use of Web self-service, social media, mobile applications, and video are expected to increase over the next 2 years, but LiveAgent voice and email will likely decline. Ce...

The objective of this study is to analyze the current and future adoption trends of various customer contact strategies, enabling technologies, and services in the healthcare vertical. North American healthcare companies are more likely to have social customer care, but are behind their European counterparts in terms of mobile customer care. 38% of...

The overall research objective was to capture and analyze global next-generation (NGS) sequencing trends and use. Most researchers outsource NGS technologies; however, in-house NGS technology use is expected to increase within the next 12 months. Data accuracy and operating costs are the top criteria for purchasing sequencing instruments. Disease-r...

The research objective is to measure the current use and future decision-making behavior toward mobile enterprise applications, including mobile asset tracking, sales force automation, workforce management, and wireless email solutions. Interest in mobile software applications for employees remains strong. Most businesses have implemented between 1...

The overall objective of this research service was to understand European customers desirability and willingness to pay for advanced telematics and infotainment features. Telematics and infotainment features have a limited influence in the overall vehicle purchase decision. The perceived safety of the vehicle ranks high in markets such as Russia, ...